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A fire broke out in an abandoned railway coach at a railway station in Banglabazar area of Chattogram city's Sadarghat this afternoon.
Mohammad Monem Billah, senior station officer of Chattogram Port Fire Station, said they received the information about the fire at around 5:47pm.
Two units from the fire station rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control after around 30 minutes of efforts, he said.
The officer said drug users often gather and take drugs inside the abandoned coaches.
The fire caused an estimated damage of Tk 1 lakh, he added.
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